An ICRC aid recipient in Grozny, Chechnya. This woman received fish-smoking machines from the ICRC enabling her to start a small business and support her family. Some 100 needy Chechen households such as hers were selected on the basis of their capacity to carry out income-generating or food-producing projects to receive items as varied as cows, goats, ovens, sewing machines, and freezers with which to make ice cream – whatever means of achieving economic survival best suited each person’s skills. This programme helps the beneficiaries to resume an active role in society and thereby regain pride and dignity.